Rikki Henry

Rikki Henry has joined Bristol Old Vic as Associate Artistic Director for 18months as part of the RYTDS Fair Play scheme aimed at breaking down barriers to working class directors and artists, working in the senior management team, deputising for Nancy Medina. Three host UK theatres are taking part; Bristol Old Vic, Leeds Playhouse and Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse to work with three directors over 18 months. 

Rikki Henry is an accomplished theatre director working across stage, film, animation, and interactive media. Rikki won the Nestroy Award for Best Federal State Performance for Hamlet in Austria in 2020. He worked as an associate director at HOME in Manchester, as a recipient of the BBC Performing Arts Fellowship in 2015. In the same year he was recognised as the Genesis Future Directors Award.